July 2024 announcements

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This page provides the announcements for Microsoft Partner Center for July 2024.

Microsoft Provisioned Throughput (PTU) for Microsoft Azure OpenAI will be generally available through CSP in Microsoft's fiscal year 2025 Q1

Microsoft is expanding customer purchasing flexibility of Azure OpenAI to include the Provisioned Throughput Unit (PTU) offering through self-service and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner-supported models, and with a shorter (30-day) reservation commitment option.

  • Date: July 5, 2024
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: CSP partners

Beginning in Microsoft's fiscal year 2025 Q1, Microsoft Azure OpenAI model inferencing models can be purchased one of two ways:

  1. As a pay-as-you-go offering charged on a per-token basis.
  2. As a provisioned-capacity offering known as Provisioned Throughput. Provisioned Throughput offers customers throughput with consistent latency for uniform workloads, making them ideal for scaling AI solutions and production scenarios.

With this launch, Microsoft CSP partners will, for the first time, be able to transact Azure OpenAI provisioned throughput deployments on behalf of their customers. Commercial options include payment on an hourly basis, via Azure Reservations, that provide discounts at 1-month or 1-year commitment terms, or a combination of the two. For partners, this will be the first time that an Azure service will have a reservation option with a monthly term.

Customers will be required to onboard their subscriptions to Azure OpenAI by filling in the application form, in the same manner as they're required to do for standard, token-based deployments. CSP partners can now help their customers manage quota, create deployments, and purchase reservations on a self-service basis.

The launch of PTU availability as a self-service or CSP supported model is significant compared to the previous model:

  • Before this launch, purchasing reserved capacity through the PTU model was only available via manual, ad-hoc Microsoft Field-Sales engagements (there were no customer self-service or partner-supported options)
  • PTU purchase options were previously performed via a different commitment mechanism that was less flexible and required a one-month lock-in. This made it difficult for some customers to use provisioned throughput for short-term or intermittent-usage engagements. The addition of an hourly purchase mode, combined with 1-month and 1-year reservation discount options, maximizes the scenarios that are supported by provisioned throughput deployments.

Next steps

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Questions

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Microsoft Publisher Agreement version 8.0 - July 2024 update

We’ve updated the Microsoft Publisher Agreement. The updated agreement takes effect July 31, 2024.

  • Date: July 1, 2024
  • Workspace: General
  • Impacted audience: Publishers
  • We respond to the Commercial Marketplace now supporting Professional Services Offers
  • We clarify how independent software vendors (ISVs) and Authorized Partners can now also transact multiparty private offers (MPOs) with customers in the United Kingdom or Canada
  • We reflect changes from an agency model to a reseller model in India

Next steps

Consistent global pricing for Microsoft's Commercial Cloud and on-premises Software

Microsoft shared today that there will be no price adjustments for our Commercial Cloud and on-premises software services due to local currency fluctuations in September 2024, given the relative stability of foreign exchange rates with the U.S. dollar.

  • Date: July 1, 2024
  • Workspace: Pricing
  • Impacted audience: Commercial partners

We remain committed to a clear and transparent process of assessing Commercial Cloud and on-premises software pricing globally. Price alignment takes place semi-annually in February and September, based on market conditions. This method ensures that customers across different geographies and currencies encounter consistent pricing.

Any product-specific price adjustments and/or any Consumer price adjustments will continue to be communicated separately.